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Shrek Forever After – Trailer

? Shrek Forever After – Trailer After challenging an evil dragon, rescuing a beautiful princess and saving your in-laws’ kingdom, what’s an ogre to do? Well, if you’re Shrek, you suddenly wind up a domesticated family man. Instead of scaring villagers away like he used to, a reluctant Shrek now agrees to autograph pitch forks. What’s happened to this ogre’s roar? Longing for the days when he felt like a “real ogre,” Shrek is duped into signing a pact with the smooth-talking dealmaker, Rumpelstiltskin. Shrek suddenly finds himself in a twisted, alternate version of Far Far Away, where ogres are hunted, Rumpelstiltskin is king and Shrek and Fiona have never met. Now, it’s up to Shrek to undo all he’s done in the hopes of saving his friends, restoring his world and reclaiming his one True Love. Directed by: Mike Mitchell Starring: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas

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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

In BEVERLY HILLS COP II, Eddie Murphy is back as Axel Foley, a resourceful Detroit detective who doesn’Â’t exactly play by the rules. When his friend Andrew Bogomil is wounded in an event related to mysterious “alphabet crimes,” Foley hightails it to California and hooks up with officers Billy Rosewood and John Taggart in an effort to stop the robberies that are creating fear in the city’Â’s businesses and to avenge the attack on his friend. Along the way, their investigation into the crimes leads them to a strip club, the Playboy mansion, and even the racetrack. Director Tony Scott’Â’s (CRIMSON TIDE, TOP GUN) film offers a wild ride as Foley talks his way into and out of various scenarios. Watch for comedian Chris Rock’s feature-film debut in his brief appearance as the parking valet and for Paul Reiser as Jeffrey Freidman, Axel’Â’s partner in Detroit.

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